St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace open season with rematch against Ipswich Grammar
Rivalry clashes will headline the start of the GPS basketball season, with round one to feature a rematch of the game which clinched last year’s premiership. SEE THE FULL DRAW HERE.
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THE GPS schoolboy basketball season is back with the opening round this weekend featuring several epic match-ups, including a rematch of the clash which clinched last year’s premiership.
Some of southeast Queensland’s most elite schools will start their quest for a premiership banner this Saturday after rushing to fit in as many trial games as possible over the past two weeks to finalise preparations for the season.
Teams only had from July 3 to prepare for this year’s revamped competition after contact sport was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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This year’s competition will include nine rounds from Saturday (July 18) to September 12.
Headlining round one will be St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace hosting Ipswich Grammar School, which will be a rematch of a GPS classic from the final round of competition in 2019.
In that match at Ipswich in September, it was Gregory Terrace who recorded an impressive 78-76 comeback to tie for last year’s premiership along with Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie).
However, fans will have to wait until August 22 to see both of last year’s premiers meet.
This weekend will also feature one of GPS basketball’s best rivalries when Brisbane State High School host Brisbane Boys’ College as well as last year’s tied premiers, Churchie hosting St Joseph’s Nudgee College.
Australian national program athletes including Kobe McDowell-White (Churchie) and Geordan Papacostas (St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace) will be some of the young stars who will feature in this year’s competition.
GPS basketball fixtures:
July 18
– Anglican Church Grammar School v St Joseph’s Nudgee College
– St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace v Ipswich Grammar School
– Brisbane State High School v Brisbane Boys’ College
– Brisbane Grammar School v Toowoomba Grammar School
Bye: The Southport School
July 25
– St Joseph’s Nudgee College v The Southport School
– Ipswich Grammar School v Brisbane State High School
– Brisbane Boys’ College v Anglican Church Grammar School
– Toowoomba Grammar School v St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace
Bye: Brisbane Grammar School
August 1
– The Southport School v Anglican Church Grammar School
– Brisbane Boys’ College v St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace
– St Joseph’s Nudgee College v Brisbane State High School
– Ipswich Grammar School v Brisbane Grammar School
Bye: Toowoomba Grammar
August 8
– St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace v St Joseph’s Nudgee College
– Brisbane Grammar School v Brisbane Boys’ College
– Brisbane State High v The Southport School
– Toowoomba Grammar School v Ipswich Grammar School
Bye: Anglican Church Grammar School
August 15
– The Southport School v Toowoomba Grammar School
– Anglican Church Grammar School v Brisbane Grammar School
– St Joseph’s Nudgee College v Ipswich Grammar School
– Brisbane State High School v St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace
Bye: Brisbane Boys’ College
August 22
– Brisbane Grammar School v The Southport School
– Toowoomba Grammar School v St Joseph’s Nudgee College
– Ipswich Grammar School v Brisbane Boys’ College
– St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace v Anglican Church Grammar School
Bye: Brisbane State High School
August 29
– The Southport School v Brisbane Boys’ College
– Brisbane State High School v Toowoomba Grammar School
– Anglican Church Grammar School v Ipswich Grammar School
– St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace v Brisbane Grammar School
Bye: St Joseph’s Nudgee College
September 5
– The Southport School v St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace
– Brisbane Boys’ College v Toowoomba Grammar School
– St Joseph’s Nudgee College v Brisbane Grammar School
– Anglican Church Grammar School v Brisbane State High School
Bye: Ipswich Grammar School
September 12
– Ipswich Grammar School v The Southport School
– Toowoomba Grammar School v Anglican Church Grammar School
– Brisbane Boys’ College v St Joseph’s Nudgee College
– Brisbane Grammar School v Brisbane State High School
Bye: St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace